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		<title>Generation WTF: Christine's Blog</title>
		<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/</link>
		<description><![CDATA[The place for fresh news and opinion, straight from the author.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:45:20 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Worst Majors for Getting a Job?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/worst-majors-for-getting-a-job/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Friday, I attended our Sociology graduation reception at the University of Pittsburgh. I celebrated with some of my favorite students and head about the exciting things they were hoping to do. One was headed to Israel to teach English. Another was headed to law school. Several had ideas about...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 11:45:20 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>How to Schedule Like a Pro</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/how-to-schedule-like-a-pro/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday I got back from a wedding and mini vacation with my family. It was wonderful. Then we returned to the chaos of &ldquo;coming home&rdquo; and &ldquo;real life.&rdquo; Yesterday was a day of laundry and unpacking and feeling stressed about why I wasn&rsquo;t getting more work done. Today, though...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:47:41 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Who Do You Call?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/who-do-you-call/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder why your Mom calls so often? According to a fascinating new study, men tend to call the women in their life &ndash; throughout their lives &ndash; while women, as they age, tend to shift their phone calls away from men and toward their adult daughters. The Los Angeles...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:26:17 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Use Technology. Don't Let It Use You</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/use-technology-dont-let-it-use-you/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Generation WTFers say they spend too much time using the Internet (59%), their cell phones or smartphones (58%), and social media sites such as Facebook (48%), according to a new Gallup poll that I blogged about Monday. And those with a college degree or more spend the most time online...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:02:27 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Turn Your Phone Off!</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/turn-your-phone-off/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I love my iPhone as much as the next gal. I have it with me all day. It&rsquo;s the first thing I check in the morning and last thing I check before I go to sleep. But I am a firm believer in putting my phone on silent and tucking...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:46:42 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Online Procrastination</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/online-procrastination/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We&#39;ve truly reached a new level of technological time wasting, and it&#39;s called Facebook. Talk about a study in procrastination!&rdquo; blogs Timothy Pychyl, a professor of psychology at Carleton University in Ottowa. From his research on Generation WTF&rsquo;s use of Facebook, he offered the following quotes: &quot;I think it is...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:18:38 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Get Wise About Technology and Time</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/get-wise-about-technology-and-time/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To figure out how to make technology work for you -- rather than feeling enslaved by your phone or Facebook page -- you&rsquo;ve got to understand your values, and then get clear on whether you are spending your time in accordance with those values. STEP 1: A life lived according...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:53:07 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Too much time online?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/too-much-time-online/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Generation WTFers say they spend too much time using the Internet (59%), their cell phones or smartphones (58%), and social media sites such as Facebook (48%), according to a new Gallup poll. And those with a college degree or more spend the most time online and emailing. Write the folks...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:54:22 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Genetic Kindness?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/genetic-kindness/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Research by psychologists at the University at Buffalo and the University of California, Irvine, has found that at least part of the reason some people are kind and generous is because their genes nudge them toward it, according to an article on Medical News Today. They report: Subjects were surveyed...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:07:25 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Manicured Men</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/manicured-men/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[OK, it&rsquo;s been a dark week of blogs and bomb threats, so here&rsquo;s a lighter bit of news: Generation WTF men love their manis-and-pedis. Well, at least according to The New York Post and a funny followup by The Atlantic. Reports the Post: Every five weeks, 23-year-old waiter Steve Brady...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:51:54 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Fearless Online Responses to Bomb Threats</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/fearless-online-responses-to-bomb-threats/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Last night some of the largest dorms on the Pitt camps had to be evacuated at 4:02 a.m. as the latest round of bomb threats -- bringing the total to more than 60 -- irritated and frustrated the university. I get the emergency alerts, too, and I&rsquo;m irritated that ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:14:11 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Bomb Threats: WTF is Doing This?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/bomb-threats-wtf-is-doing-this/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As the bomb threats continue at the University of Pittsburgh, university police, the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service have a &ldquo;person of interest&rdquo; in the investigation. I&rsquo;ll make the call right now: It&rsquo;s not a Pitt undergraduate student. Not to paint Generation WTF with too broad of a brush...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:37:24 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>A Bomb of a Semester</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/a-bomb-of-a-semester/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[More than 40 bomb threats have shut down campus buildings, disrupted classes and put the University of Pittsburgh community on edge in recent weeks. There&rsquo;s only a week or two left of classes, but the University is now on high alert: As of today, once a bomb threat is received...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:34:10 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Technology, Diet &amp; Self-Control</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/technology-diet-and-self-control/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To wrap up our week of dieting and self-control, here&rsquo;s a final tip: Let Technology Help Via your iPhone you can automatically post how long (and how fast) you ran on Facebook -- so all your friends can congratulate you on that seven-minute mile, or tease you if you missed...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:12:28 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Use the Buddy System to Boost Self-Control</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/use-the-buddy-system-to-boost-self-control/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[So you&rsquo;re trying to lose a few pounds? This week we&rsquo;re discussing why it&rsquo;s so tough, and how learning some key elements of self-control can help you get there. You&rsquo;ve printed out your food diary. It&rsquo;s a good week for you to start. But don&rsquo;t go it alone... Groups Are...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:09:36 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>To Shed Pounds, Plan for Success</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/to-shed-pounds-plan-for-success/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yes, dieting is hard. We&rsquo;re talking about why it&rsquo;s so hard &ndash; and the steps to make it work for you &ndash; this week. Yesterday I suggested the food diary. It may seem too simple to be effective, but trust me, it works&hellip; if you time it correctly. So here&rsquo;s...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:07:14 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Keep a food diary to boost your self-control</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/keep-a-food-diary-to-boost-your-self-control/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dieting is hard, as we discussed yesterday. But here is the first step to boost your self-control and help you take charge of your eating: Keep a Food Diary Write down what you ate&mdash;and I mean everything. A handful of nuts? Write it down. Three oreos? on the list. ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:04:46 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Dieting &amp; Self-Control</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/dieting-and-self-control/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I talk a lot about self-control on this blog because, well, learning how to control your life--so your life doesn&rsquo;t control you--is one of the most crucial skills to happiness you&rsquo;ll ever learn. And when it comes to testing how much self-control we have, researchers often use dieting as a...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:02:05 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Tricking Your Beloved's Brain (Part II)</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/tricking-your-beloveds-brain-part-ii/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Tricking Your Beloved&rsquo;s Brain (Part II) To wrap up our week of fun brain-and-love advice, here are my favorite two bits of social psychology research that you can apply to your own lives. Adrenaline makes the heart grow fonder Looking for a great first date idea? Most people think dinner...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:01:55 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Tricking Your Beloved's Brain (Part I)</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/tricking-your-beloveds-brain-part-i/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This week we&rsquo;ve been looking at the brain and love -- and, more specifically, what you can do to boost your chances of finding true love. When I talk to my Sociology of Marriage class about these topics, I let them in on some &ldquo;secrets&rdquo; of social psychology research. These...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:03:45 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Big Three of Attraction</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/big-three-of-attraction/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;ve learned this week: Love alters your brain, and while your choice in a mate matters a lot, our preferences have changed over time. But what will make you attracted to someone? There are three &ldquo;laws of attraction&rdquo; in social psychology that pretty much everyone agrees on. (Tomorrow...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:25:21 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Brainy Love in Action</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/brainy-love-in-action/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I posted a fascinating New York Times article about how we choose our mates &ndash; and how our relationships change the brain. All that research raises a big question I get from the Generation WTFers I work with: What do men and women want in a long-term relationship? Here&rsquo;s...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:17:38 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Brainy Love</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/brainy-love/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Loving relationships alter the brain the significantly, argues Diane Ackerman in this weekend&rsquo;s New York Times Just consider how much learning happens when you choose a mate. Along with thrilling dependency comes glimpsing the world through another&rsquo;s eyes; forsaking some habits and adopting others (good or bad); tasting new ideas...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:40:22 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Can Going to Church Boost Your Mood?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/can-going-to-church-boost-your-mood/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Making plans for the weekend? Consider this new data from Gallup: Americans who attend a church, synagogue, or mosque frequently report experiencing more positive emotions and fewer negative ones in general than do those who attend less often or not at all ... Not only do Americans who attend a...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:30:00 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The College Spill</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/the-college-spill/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Of course I want you to read my blog. Every day. And share it with your closest 20 friends. But there are also some other great bloggers who are reaching out to Generation WTF that you should know about.&nbsp; Meredith Bazirgan, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed social worker and author...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:18:40 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Getting by with help from your parents?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/getting-by-with-help-from-your-parents/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Wages for entry-level American workers -- college grads and those just out of high-school -- fell between 2000 and 2011. And one-third of 18-to-24-year-olds receive money or financial assistance from their parents. While neither of these two factoids are surprising, somehow seeing the graphs makes the points all the more...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:28:38 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Generation Me... or We?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/generation-me-or-we/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education highlights yet another study that says your generation is self-absorbed and focused on personal advancement rather than societal good. Unsurprisingly, the study is co-authored by Prof. Jean Twenge, who has written a book and many articles on those of you born...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:46:02 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Richer Sex?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/the-richer-sex/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Guys, how would you feel if your wife made more money that you did? I ask this question to Generation WTFers all the time, and the answer is usually something along these lines: &ldquo;That&rsquo;d be great!&rdquo; &ldquo;Sugar Mamma, yeah!&rdquo; Or the more thoughtful: &ldquo;As long as we had balance in...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:08:46 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Happy Boomerangers</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/the-happy-boomerangers/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We all know that more and more young-adults are moving back in with Mom and Dad. Some 22% of Generation WTFer live with their parents. But what&rsquo;s interesting is that, according to a new Pew Social Trends report, if you&rsquo;ve moved back home, you are likely to be contributing to...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:48:33 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Scaring Young Adults Away from Smoking?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/scaring-young-adults-away-from-smoking/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Smoking is dangerous. You know that, but of course, so are a lot of things. We see people smoking every day, so it becomes one of those mundane and far-away risks. The &ldquo;cool&rdquo; factor of smoking may be on the decline among young-adults, but the Center for Disease Control wants...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:55:46 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Midterms v March Madness</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/midterms-v-march-madness/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[As we fill out our brackets for the March Madness that is the NCAA men&rsquo;s basketball tournaments, there&rsquo;s an interesting discussion in today&rsquo;s online edition of The New York Times about whether the idea of a &ldquo;student athlete&rdquo; is a sham when it comes to big-time college sports. There are...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:23:19 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>The Unified Celebrity Theory of Marital Success... And You!</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/the-unified-celebrity-theory-of-marital-success-and-you/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[To brighten your Tuesday, John Tierney has a fun and fascinating column in The New York Times touting the accuracy of his &ldquo;Unified Celebrity Theory.&rdquo; It goes like this: Take the couple&rsquo;s combined number of previous marriages, factor in his and her age in years, the number of hits each...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:39:41 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Worldwide Adventure Ahead?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/worldwide-adventure-ahead/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thinking about post-graduation plans? More young-adults are considering short-term jobs overseas, according to a new Gallup poll. More than one in four adults worldwide (26%) say they would like to go to another country for temporary work &ndash; and among 15-24 year olds it&rsquo;s 41%. After I graduated, I went...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:28:39 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Frank Pastore Loves SELF-CONTROL IN 7 STEPS</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/frank-pastore-loves-self-control-in-7-steps/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Last night I spoke with Frank Pastore for the 5 p.m. drive-time hour in Los Angeles. After I described SELF-CONTROL IN 7 STEPS, my new eBook (buy it here) he asked a great question: How can you apply this advice to eating issues? As I laid out the plan, Frank...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:05:45 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Why I Should Start Loving the Hated Video Game</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/why-i-should-start-loving-the-hated-video-game/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[OK, I&rsquo;ll come out and say it: I hate video games. Maybe it&rsquo;s because I&rsquo;m terrible at them. When I was a kid my parents wouldn&rsquo;t let me have a Nintendo system, and I only played Super Mario Brothers occasionally at a friend&rsquo;s house. Maybe it&rsquo;s because my husband loves...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:57:30 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Can a Leopard Change its Spots?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/can-a-leopard-change-its-spots/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Can a Leopard Change its Spots? Does your personality stay the same &ndash; and your life circumstances change to make you more or less happy over time? That&rsquo;s what most sociologists and economists assume when they measure happiness (also called &ldquo;wellbeing&rdquo;). We tally up things like how much money you...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:04:01 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Generation Connected?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/generation-connected/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Your generation just got a new name: Generation C &ndash; for &ldquo;Generation Connected.&rdquo; Young-adults in your 18-to-24-age bracket make up 23% of the population. But when it comes to media consumption, you pull more than your weight. Here&rsquo;s the breakdown, accord to a new Nielsen and NM Incite&rsquo;s U.S. Digital...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:57:03 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>The Power of Habits</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/the-power-of-habits/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[From the things we grab off the shelves while grocery shopping to our wash-your-face-brush-your-teeth morning ritual, habit is king. Researchers at Duke University&nbsp; found that 40% of our actions were out of habit, not because we decided to do something. And personal change, or &ldquo;self-help,&rdquo; is all about the very...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:07:31 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Is Self-Help Our Secular Religion?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/is-self-help-our-secular-religion/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Is self-help the religion of our secular age? Do our education system and our culture encourage unrealistic goals? Is &ldquo;Understanding Your Values&rdquo; different from the &ldquo;understand your value&rdquo; mantra? Are both important? I answer these questions--and many more--in a Q&amp;A with Kathryn Lopez at National Review Online. Check it out...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:14:29 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Pittsburgh Today LIVE: WTF Job Tips</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/pittsburgh-today-live-wtf-job-tips/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This morning I went on Pittsburgh Today LIVE for an in-depth interview about Generation WTF -- and the challenges 18-25 year olds face in the current job market. Watch the segment here. Among the topics we discussed was some specific advice for recent grads, including: 1) Calibrate your internal ...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 15:19:59 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Pittsburgh Trib features job advice for Generation WTF</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/pittsburgh-trib-features-job-advice-for-generation-wtf/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[&quot;This spring&#39;s college graduates are finding that although the nation&#39;s jobless rate is still high, the job market is beginning to improve and starting salaries are on the rise,&quot; reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review today. Generation WTF&#39;s job tips give college grads the competitive advantage they need to succeed. Emily Kolek...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 15:12:14 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>What's Your WTF Moment?</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/whats-your-wtf-moment/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Today&#39;s Pittsburgh Post-Gazette helps spread the word about Generation WTF in an article promoting my book talk tomorrow, Wednesday March 23, at the Frick Fine Arts Auditorium in Pittsburgh. I&#39;ll be talking about some common &quot;WTF Moments&quot; -- Why am I so stressed out? Where does my money go? What...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 17:30:39 -0400</pubDate>
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			<title>Little Financial Changes: Big Payoffs</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/little-financial-changes-big-payoffs/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Mmmm...coffee...Do you find yourself lining up at the Starbucks counter every morning for a little caffeinated pick-me-up? Think about this as the smell of freshly-ground&nbsp;Arabica&nbsp;roast&nbsp;starts to clear your bleary eyes: $4 a day (the same $4 you are about to spend on your orange mocha frappuccino), invested at 8%, over...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:44:50 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Don't Beat Yourself Up!</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/dont-beat-yourself-up/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Trending as one of the most popular stories blogs in the New York Times today is Tara Parker-Pope&#39;s piece &quot;Go Easy on Yourself, a New Wave of Research Urges.&quot; If you want to lose weight, stop procrastinating or find a summer job ASAP, it&#39;s better to be encouraging to yourself...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:10:32 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>BNET Loves Generation WTF</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/bnet-loves-generation-wtf/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BNET.com, the CBS Interactive Business Network website, is abuzz about why most self-help books suck, and why some--like Generation WTF--are breaking the mold. 168 Hours author Laura Vanderkam writes After wading through more than 300 over the years, Whelan is partial to &ldquo;books that offer solid advice to guide readers...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:25:45 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Happy Valentine's Day!</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/happy-valentines-day/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In addition to studying behavioral change, I research changing dating and marriage patterns in the United States. So Valentine&#39;s Day is always a busy day in the media for me. This year, the Pitt News put out a &quot;sex edition&quot; of the paper, focusing on dating and relationship issues. In...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 01:34:51 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Des Moines Register features Generation WTF</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/des-moines-register/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Today&rsquo;s Des Moines Register features Generation WTFers discussing the difficulties of finding a professional job after graduation&mdash;and many tips straight from Generation WTF: From &ldquo;What the #%$&amp;&rdquo; to a Wise, Tenacious, and Fearless You to help young-adults find their way. First, reporter Mike Kilen lays out the bad news that...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 15:07:36 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>Fighting About Money in Your Relationship? Read This</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/fighting-about-money-in-your-relationship-read-this/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My latest Pure Sex, Pure Love column on BustedHalo.com, a young-adult website for spiritual seekers where I&#39;ve been a columnist for more than five years, is online now, and it&#39;s a perfect intersection with Generation WTF: Relationships experts often tell young couples that as things get &ldquo;serious&rdquo; it&rsquo;s important to...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:08:48 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>168 Hours supports Generation WTF</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/168-hours-supports-generation-wtf/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Generation WTF readers already know to look out for the great time-journaling advice in Laura Vanderkam&#39;s bestselling book, 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, and this week she shared the love by giving a shout-out to Generation WTF in her monthly newsletter. Vanderkam says Generation WTF helps...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:16:02 -0500</pubDate>
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			<title>College Students Report More Stress: Here's How to Cope</title>
			<link>http://generationwtf.com/blog/college-students-report-more-stress-heres-how-to-cope/</link>
			<description><![CDATA[According to a UCLA survey released this week, college freshmen are a stressed out bunch. Only 52% of freshman said they had &ldquo;above average&rdquo; emotional health, down from 64% in 1985. Translation: You are more stressed out than your parents were when they were in college. Not a newsflash to...]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 20:17:18 -0500</pubDate>
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